Credit union summer school

VENUE: BOOLE 2

Opening Address & Welcome
Dr Olive McCarthy, Senior Lecturer, Department of Food Business and Development, Deputy Director, Centre for Co-operative Studies.

 Chair Dr. Oliver Moore, Centre for Co-operative Studies
“Emerging Trends in the Collaborative Economy: Models to Learn From”
Michel Bauwens, Founder of P2P Foundation and Leading
Theorist on Collaborative Economy

“Online and Collaborative Economy: Opportunities for Credit Unions”
Conor Pope, Irish Times Columnist and Founder of Pricewatch

 Coffee Break

Chair: Dr. Carol Power, Centre for Co-operative Studies

“Co-operative Trends in the UK and Europe”
Ed Mayo, Vice-President of Co-operatives

 "Public Banking Proposal: Opportunities for Credit Unions”
Representatives from Public Banking Forum Ireland

VENUE: AULA MAXIMA
Presentation and Interactive Group Session
“Innovations in Co-operative Leadership and Strategy”
Simon Parkinson, CEO and Principal, Co-operative College UK

VENUE: BOOLE 2

Opening Address & Welcome

Professor Thia Hennessy, Dean, Cork University Business School, Director, Centre for Co-operative Studies, UCC

Chair: Noreen Byrne, Centre for Co-operative Studies

“Governance, Innovation and Local Knowledge”

June O’Connell, Solicitor specialising in Corporate Law

“Strategies for Business Model Development”

Brian Hayes, Partner, Moore Stephens Chartered Accountants

 Coffee Break

“Lessons from the Past, Challenges and Opportunities for the Future”

Brian Corr, Head of Credit Union Policy, Department of Finance

"Credit Unions, Financial Education and Digital Technology"

Professor Donal McKillop, Queens University Belfast

Elaine Byrne, Deputy Registrar of Credit Unions, Central Bank of Ireland